Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Manure discharged from a Fort Recovery farm into an open ditch earlier this month led to a fish kill in a tributary to the Wabash River, Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors members learned at Tuesday's meeting. [More]
By Mike Ernst
MINSTER - Minster pitching ace Jenna Poeppelman may have been late getting to Four Seasons Park on Tuesday evening for the MAC softball matchup with Marion Local, but the senior dominated once she took the rubber and helped the state-ranked Wildcats win 3-1 over Marion Local on Tuesday. [More]
Local pictures on April 17th, 2019
Subscriber stories on April 17th, 2019
Minster
MINSTER - Village council members awarded a $114,300 steel contract for the planned new northwest electrical substation to PEPCO of Akron, the last piece of a $2.2 million project to be awarded.
CELINA - Board of elections members on Tuesday narrowed options for new voting machines from four to two, saying they wanted to get quotes on poll books and discuss storage options with the Mercer County commissioners before proceeding.
Additional money available
MINSTER - With excess funds available, board members approved minor changes to the planned renovations at the junior/senior high school.
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Rockford
ROCKFORD - A village resident encouraged library officials to take down a sign prohibiting guns in light of recent terrorist attacks.
Dr. Norman M
Roadside herbicide application to suppress undesirable vegetation and environmental enhancement will be performed by licensed personnel along all cou
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Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
The top-ranked team in Division IV softball fell on Tuesday in Rockford.
Marissa Topp's two-run single in the eighth inning gave New Bremen a 12-9 victory over No. 1 Parkway while also knocking the Panthers from the unbeaten ranks.
Celina now in a three-way tie for league lead
CELINA - Celina entered Tuesday tied for second place in the Western Buckeye League.
The Bulldogs found themselves in a three-way tie for first place when the night was over.
NEW BREMEN - Spencer Alig scattered two hits over seven innings and the New Bremen offense backed him up with runs in five of its six at-bats in a 7-1 victory over Parkway on Tuesday in MAC baseball action at New Bremen High School.
COLDWATER - Two former Coldwater Ben's employees renovated a portion of the store and opened their own business.
Courtney Diller and Cheyla Barhorst worked together at Ben's for more than eight years with Diller in charge of the framing department and Barhorst running the floral department.
Midwest Electric Inc. and Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op will study the feasibility of consolidating the companies, according to a news release.
If the results are positive and both agree to consolidate, the decision would go before board members for a final vote, the release stated.
Career Based Intervention students Brett Donati and Nik Billings signed their letter of intent last week to become full-time employees at Celina Aluminum Precision Technology Inc.